Motilin

A peptide of about 22-amino acids isolated from the DUODENUM. At low pH it inhibits gastric motor activity, whereas at high pH it has a stimulating effect.

Pharmalogical Action Categories:

Gastrointestinal Agents

Hormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists
- Hormones: 80400
  - Peptide Hormones: 1347
    - Motilin: 338
  - Gastrointestinal Hormones: 573
    - Motilin: 338
Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins: 1
- Proteins: 484843
  - Nerve Tissue Proteins: 2
    - Neuropeptides: 6772
      - Motilin: 338
- Peptides: 82426
  - Neuropeptides: 6772
    - Motilin: 338
  - Peptide Hormones: 1347
    - Motilin: 338

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Disease

Drug/Important Bio-Agent (IBA)